SFBay Archives: U.S. Department of Justice

Wednesday 3/72:37 pm
By Dave Brooksher
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, responded to a fresh round of criticism from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions this afternoon, telling reporters:
"No one elected me to be fearful."
Sessions condemned her this morning for warning the public about last week's immigration sweeps.

Tuesday 2/612:10 am
By Jerold Chinn
The California Department of Justice will now oversee the ongoing police reforms in San Francisco after the U.S. Department of Justice announced last year that they no longer wanted to work with The City on those efforts.
On Monday, city…

Tuesday 1/161:42 pm
By Julia Cheever
The U.S. Department of Justice will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a federal judge in San Francisco to keep protections for undocumented young people in place.

Thursday 11/1612:54 am
By Julia Cheever
The cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Fremont and Watsonville and Contra Costa, Monterey, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties received sanctuary warning letters from the Department of Justice.

Wednesday 11/158:59 pm
By Bay City News
A labor organizer who tried to unionize workers in the cannabis industry was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for participating in a money laundering scheme.

Monday 2/2710:08 pm
By Julia Cheever
A federal appeals court in San Francisco Monday rejected a U.S. Justice Department request to put on hold its appeal for reinstatement of President Donald Trump's ban on travel.

Thursday 7/21:55 pm
By Bay City News
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have concluded no criminal charges should be filed against Sonoma County sheriff's deputy Erick Gelhaus for the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Andy Lopez.